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After being named the Lycoming College class valedictorian and earning the College's Chieftain Award, the highest honor given to the College's senior, senior wrestler Preston Rogers earned another prestigious honor, being named the 29th Lycoming College Academic All-American, the College Sports Communicators announced on Wednesday as Rogers earned a spot in the men's at-large third team.
Rogers is the seventh Lycoming wrestler to earn the honor, joining Royce Eyer (2001, second team), Derek Crane (2006, third team), Isaiah Britton (2011, first team) and Brandon Conrad (2016, second team; 2017, third team; 2018, second team).
Rogers went 15-8 as a senior with three technical falls, one major decision, and two pins at 165 pounds, finishing his career 34-27 with eight pins, five technical falls, and three major decisions.
Rogers earned the College's highest honor, the Chieftain Award, given to a graduating senior who has contributed the most to Lycoming College through support of school activities, has exhibited utmost dedication and outstanding leadership qualities, has evidenced good moral character, and whose academic rank is above the median of the preceding senior class.
The Towanda native is headed to the Penn State College of Medicine in University Park to begin work on his doctorate this summer.
The Warriors finished the 2022-23 season with a 10-5 record under 30th-year coach Roger Crebs, posting a ninth-place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional where four wrestlers placed for the team.